DVA-C02 Domain 2: Security

Which service should you use to encrypt environment variables for Lambda?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4)
  2. b. IAM instance profiles
  3. c. ACM certificates with API Gateway
  4. d. AWS KMS with Lambda

Architectural breakdown & explanation

KMS encrypts secrets at rest for Lambda.

Correct answer(s): d. AWS KMS with Lambda

Exam domain: Domain 2: Security (26% weight on the official guide).

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